To Those Struggling

[Mark10000]

I have been using/abusing norco for about a year.  About once a week, maybe more.  Here is what I learned.

Days 1 - 10
I'm not going to sugar coat it.  It's tough.  Take vitamins.  Hot showers.  Try to stay busy.  It is what it is.

Days 11 - 30
Things are much easier.  I felt better.  I had the occasional craving.

Days 31 - 40
Stronger cravings.  Fight it you are almost there.

Day 40 - ????
Much better.  No cravings.  I sleep and I'm excited about life.  

I didn't take any benzo medication.  I had Lyrica, Gabapentin, and Ambien which I used as needed for pain sleep and shaking.  If you can get to day 40 life is good.  I counted the days and every morning I had another day under my belt.  Of course this is just my opinion and my story.  I hope it helps someone.  

[notme42long]

Mark your recoverys very similar to mine. At 51 days I still think about Having a pill would make a bad day go by easier It's not so much a craving just stinkin thinkin. I've read others still fighting anxiety and sleeplessness with more days than that. In my 7 years of use I quit once Only to go back right after the withdrawals. Groundhog day for another 3 years I was not ready that time. This time I was ready and it was an easy decision but by no means was it easy to do still really not knowing I thought I'd be all done in 2 weeks .
Lol'  my real reason for responding is for those in the early days of recovery to be patient take 1 day at a time we are all different in a recovery don't put any expectations on when and how long only that life will get better everyday being sober.
Mark thanks for sharing your experience and congratulations on your sobriety and days being clean.

[selfinduced]

Yup, that sounds about how my w/d's played out. Attitude plays a big part. Once you just accept that it is what it is for awhile, it seems to settle the brain and lower the symptoms. For me the swimming upstream in my thoughts about what was happening made the w/d worse. Go with the flow and just know this is temporary! Great post.

[minn66]

Hi Mark and congratulations! You did a good job summarizing the process. Taking it one day at a time is very important. Dwelling on the past serves no purpose (although learning from it is good) and thinking too far into the future can just get overwhelming.

Welcome to the forum and hope to see you around! :)